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Martin Block's Musical Merry-Go-Round No. 4

1948 · 11 min

A brief, breezy musical short that plays like a friendly radio broadcast, easy to dip into and pleasant to listen to.

Overview
Virginia O'Brien visits Martin Block as he hosts a radio show devoted to Les Brown and His Band of Renown. A few numbers are heard from the band as Block gives a brief history of how they started. O'Brien also recalls her first movie song.

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Tone
    Pacing
    brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    background-friendly, 1 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • music
    Places
    • workplace
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    family
    Form
    • documentary
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action0
    Horror0
    Humour1
    Realism8
    Romance0
    Tension0
    Darkness0
    Complexity1
    Emotional weight1

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    Where to watch in the UK

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    Details

    Genres
    music
    Directed by
    Jack Scholl
    Starring
    Martin Block, Virginia O'Brien, Les Brown, Eileen Wilson
    Cinematography
    Paul Vogel
    Runtime
    11 min
    Country
    United States of America
    Languages
    English

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